Organisational 
                                                                                           Behaviour
                                                                                           Paper: MBA1C11
                                                                                           UNIT II
                                                                                                                      AMIR JAFAR
                                                                                                                         Associate Professor
                                                                                                            Department of Business Administration
                                                                                                                Aligarh Muslim University Centre
                                                                                                                        Jangipur, Murshidabad
                Unit II: Individual Dimensions in OB
                – Nature of Human Behaviour
                – Personality- Meaning , Theories & Determinants
                – Perception & Individual Decision Making
                – Values
                – Attitudes
                – Job Satisfaction
            Nature of Human Behaviour
            – Human behaviour refers to the way humans act and interact. It is based on and 
              influenced by several factors, such as genetic make-up, culture and individual 
              values and attitudes. (nature.com)
            – Behaviour is what a person does. It is the observable activities of human beings
            – There may be differences in behaviour of an individual over time (intra-
              individual) and differences in behaviour among individuals at the same 
              stimuli(inter-individual).
   Determinants of 
   Human Behaviour
    INDIVIDUAL VARIABLES:
          •   Physiological Variables like Age; Gender; Physical 
              Characteristics & Heredity 
          •   Psychological Variables like Aptitude; Intelligence; 
              Personality; Education; Experience; Value system; & 
              Cultural background
    SITUATIONAL VARIABLES 
          •   Organizational Variables like Type of organization; Type 
              of supervision; Training; Type of incentives; & Social 
              environment at workplace 
          •   Job Variables like Method of work; Design of work; 
              Work equipment & Physical conditions of work